In the 2011 Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) submission grappling tournament, “Toquinho” locked on to the leg of David Avellan and didn’t let go — despite rolling out of bounds and being instructed to stop.

this is no lanbguage barrier issue, he is a nasty dirty fighter, he has done this in the UFC also, he has done it repeatedly.
this man palhares fights dirty, in the UFC, his opponent was literally screaming, and tapping repeatedly, and the ref had to literally pull palhares off of the leg lock, of course the guys knee popped.
any of you trolls out there that think this guy fighting dirty is awesome, he and bullshit fans like you are AWFUL for the sport.
this sport is absolutely centered around the idea of athletes, obeying the rules of the sport, that is the only way it can exist, otherwise every match is going to end with someone being crippled up, because some ANIMAL refused to obey the rules.
This guy palhares is terrible for the sport, he has done this EXACT thing repeatedly.
Palhares vs Tomasz Drwal, ufc 111, palhares got the lock, and even after the screams and tapping, refused to let go, and in fact cranked even HARDER on the lock, despite the ref intervening, he continued to crank the lock until he knew the guys knee was wrecked.

sorry for the extra long post there, but i went back and re watched the match just to make absolutely sure, my above statement stands, this guy is a dirty ass fighter who doesnt belong in the sport, NO HONOR.

forget paul harris, “master dave” is the real retard. he is basically the cause of his own injury, why would you give him your leg a second time ? and what he is not supposed to crank on it the second time?

all that said there is something weird about paul harris, probably blacks out or something on submissions.

and after reading all the posts here , again i state.
you fake troll ass bullshit fans who like people fighting dirty , are bad for this sport, i personally hope all of you that like seeing peoples careers ended or shortened for their own petty amusement, even if its because of absolute CHEATING, get into some sort of horrible accident and get halfway maimed. that would be just desserts for your ignorant cave man monkey asses celebrating this kind of behavior.

palhares is not the most smart guy ever, so, if u are the ref. u should know that u have to be extremely clear. and then was a rude way to be classy afterwards, but was classy. master davis didnt accept the apologies what is even more stupid, specialy if thay guy ll take u in a leg lock again.

Palhares should be banned and disqualified and fined and anyone who trains with him gonna get in trouble.Therefore,there’s no “I” in team.

To walk around with his hands up in the air after *ahem* being too aggressive and winning supposely the match.Even after the startup when he had the advantange of getting a good hold on the leg lock. Palhares Go start your shit someplace else.Fighting,Grappling is not working for ya.

Ohh sure everyone !! Go ahead and break bones in championships and (pay for the fucking medical expenses).Either someone needs a better learning of the rules and walking with a “I don’t know” BS in the air after knowing what has happened in other fights and being someplace else during that fight and breaking a leg..But wait..It wasn’t a fight.It’s the Abu Dhabi Combat Club submission grappling tournament Championships.I’m confused as anyone else.

How the fuck is it paul harris fault? WHY DON’T YOU JUST TAPPED THAN. I’m tired of some of you moral fags. Is a competition if you can’t handle it just tap… Already you see in the video why he didn’t and now ended up with a broken FEET/leg. Is his fault.. just tap. There no shame to that.

phalares is a beast allright, a retarted beast… that guy is dangerous, shouldve been dq for unsportsman,not stoping but instead popping, and for dave to put that jacked knee back in the lock was crazy shit, and to add insult to injury retardo just put everything into the knee bar…. anyone thats ufc or black belt bjj knows the language by now, its called being fluent in the arts you study…

I love every tough guy here saying he’s alpha for breaking legs or any crap like that.I would bet everyone who says that and defends him never went to a BJJ class.There’s an “Ethic” in grappling where you don’t try to break people’s limbs.You keep the position and let the guy tap when you know you got it.You don’t crank 100% the second you get a hold because next time you get caught the guy will know you are dirty and will probably do the same.

I can’t believe all these people thinking it’s the guy with the busted knees fault. Palhares is dumb, dirty, and roided up. He should be fined for this sort of shit. The ref was pathetic and didn’t step in when he needed to, but to say that he can’t understand basic english commands is absolutely @#$@#ing stupid. He’s a dirty fighter, there have been far too many incidents for it to be accidental.

right, your knee popped out on the first heel hook so knowing he is dangerous and known for his leg locks mr. Avellan not only did you continued to agree to grapple but you also agreed to restart in a heelhook and not dispute it ??? i call bullshit, language barrier ? yes, pussy ass excuse to look like the one that had this ? ding ding ding! … “if its broken stop playing with it”

yeah its called competition kungfulowkick if you dont want your leg broken dont compete, theirs alot of guys out their with huge threshholds for pain and just wont tap out so you got two options you go for the break or you choke him out. He had it sunk in theirs no reason hes gotta give you and shit excuse and risk losing the match why dont you go boycott leg locks and protest at tournaments if you feel so strongly about it instead of being a little bitch about it just like “MASTER DAVE”

Avellan should have forfeited before starting in that position. That’s like playing Russian roulette with a fully loaded gun and saying, “You first”. Giving Palhares your leg like that was absolutely nuts. Should have walked away with his knee intact.